United States Constitutution

The Preamble of the Constitution

• is like a conclusion of the paper

• is like a body of the paper.

• is like a thesis sentence and introduces the reader to the purpose of government.

• is a waist of time to read.

The first three words of the constitution are...

• All the people...

• We the people...

• Some of the people...

• We the men and women .....

Congress is called a bicameral house because it

• does not have a King and Queen

• represents the President and Congress

• has a House of Representatives and a Senate.

• represents men and women.

Article I: The Legislative Branch

• says very little about the structure of the government.

• describes how Congress should be organized, qualifications, and how the elections are to be held.

• describes what the president's job is.

• describes the organization of our election process.

There are a total of ____ senators in the U.S.

• 50

• 2

• 435

• 100

A senator has to be a citizen for ----- years and live in the state you they represent.

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

A Representatives from the House has to be ____ age before they can run for office.

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

A Senator has to be ---- age before running for office.

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

A special act of the Senate is to act as a court during a(n)____.

• impeachment.

• investigation.

• election.

• hearing.

What is another meaning for popular sovereignty?

• "Power of the people"
• "Power of the government"
• "Power of the President"
• "Power of the Upper Class"